A 15-year-old boy was in a "critical condition" on Thursday morning (June 21) after being stabbed in the chest the previous evening.

Police and paramedics found the teenager in Hunters Road, Chessington , at around 5.30pm on Wednesday. He was then rushed to a south London hospital, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police.

Detectives from Kingston CID are carrying out investigations and a police cordon was only lifted early on Thursday morning. A police statement confirmed the boy was in a "critical condition" in hospital.

No arrests have been made, but the local Liberal Democrat councillors said they had heard from police that there was "no risk to the public" as the attack appeared to have been "targeted".

Hunters Road in Chessington where a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest on June 20 (Image: Tom Phillips/Surrey Advertiser)

One resident of Hunters Road, who wished to remain anonymous, told Surrey Live : "It's sad this has happened, and only in the afternoon.

"You hear about it in the news but would never expect it to happen on your doorstep. I just hope they are ok."